Shoe.



L. W. V. WILMS.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9.1915.

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SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.9- l9l5.

1,276,603. Patented Aug. 20, 1912;

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' LEO W. V. WILMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLIN0IS.-

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Be it known that 1, Leo W. V. WILMS, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following. is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and -"useful improvements in shoes, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement and o eration of the various parts thereof, as W1 l'be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a shoe which shall be of such construction and arrangement of its parts that it will support the entire foot, but especially the arch and instep, and thereby prevent and relieve such foot discomfort as bunions, in grown nails, toe deformity, cramped toes, and will relieve and correct metatarsalgia, Mortons toe, anterior, transverse, posterior and longitudinal arch, by properly supporting the foot where it should be supported, namely, by holding up and back the tarsal bones and supporting and preventing the spreading of the metatarsal bones. Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe of tne above named character, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, attractive in appearance, strong, durable comfortable and eiiicient in use. Other objects and advantages of the invention will be disclosed in the subjoined description and explanation.

In the accompanying drawings whichof the shoe with the sole and heel removed. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the insole showing it detached.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows and Fig. 8 is an inverted or bottom view of a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 20, 1918. Application fi led August a, 1915. Serial 110.44.379.

portion of the shoe with the heel and sole thereof removed, and illustrating a modificatlon 1n the construction of the, parts thereof. Y

' Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

The reference numeral 10 designates the outer sole of the shoe, which sole is, by preference, of about the shape shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, but may be made of the ordinary or any preferred shape or form, and has secured to its rear lower portion the heel 11, which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7, is slightly thicker or higherat its front inner portion than at its rear and front outer part, and has its upper surface downwardly and rearwardly curved from its front end, to which curve the heel portion of the sole 10 corresponds,- thus forming an upwardly arched and slightly outwardly and doWn-.

wardly inclined shank 12 of the sole. .The inner sole 13 is provided on its lower surface with a channel 14, which is mainly located near the border ofsaid soleand extends from the front part ofthe heel portion of said sole, as at 15, alongside the outer border thereof and around its toe portion and thence alongside the front inner portion of its border to a point, as at 16, near the front inner end of the shank 17 or contracted portion of said inner sole, from which point the groove or channel 14; is extended substantially diagonally across said sole and meets or joins-that portion of the channel, as at 18. located near the'outerborder of theinnef sole near the front outer portioii of the contractedportion 17 thereof. The edges of the vamp. l9, and the inner edges of the welt 20 are secured-to the inner sole by'means of stitches 21' located along said groove.

The channel follows a circuitous course somewhat resembling the outline of the letter P. having a curving endless loop like portion which extends fairly close to the marginal border of the toeportion of the sole with the lower part thereof extending diagonally across the contracted portion of the sole and a single stem like channel porl05 tion extending rearwardly from the loop and in proximity to one of the side margins ofthe sole through the intermediate portion of the sole and the forward part of the heel portion.

In Fig. 5 the vamp is shown stitched to the sole on both its front side edge and its end edge, the stitches securing the side edge being located .in the diagonally extending portion of the channel and the stitches of the end edge being through the single stem like channel portion. I

By reference to Figs. 1,4, and 7, of the drawings, it will be seen and understood that the inner portion of the vamp of the shoe is attached to the inner portion of the outer part of the welt 20, and extends well back and is entirely free from the inner border of the shank of the sole proper oi"? the shoe under the arch of the foot, thus causing this portion or" the shoe to tit snugly to the arch of the foot and thereby support the same and prevent any friction or slipping forward of the foot in the shoe.

In Fig. 8 of the drawing I have shown a slight modification in the construction and arrangement of the parts, which consists in providing the inner portion of the Welt 20 located under the arch of the foot, withan extension 20 which is extended in substantial parallelism with the inner edge of the rear part of the welt onihe outerportion of the shoe, and in secunng the edge of the vamp thereto by means of a separate row of stitches 22, instead of attaching said portion of the vafiip to the welt on the outer portion of the shoe as shown in Fig. 5, and above described. in employing this modified form ,the same result as above set' forth will be accomplished as is apparent.

Located on the upper surface of the shank of the outer sole is a finishing-piece of leather 23, which extends under the arched portion of the vamp and is secured to the sole 10, by means of stitches 24 passed through the openings 25in said piece.

'From the foregoing-and by reference to .the drawings it will be readilyunderstood and clearly seen, that employing my 1mprovement-s a shoe will be produced .which will not only support and hold baek'theentire foot by holding back the tarsal bones -of the foot, but will also prevent the spreading'of the metatarsal bones and the forward movement of the foot within the shoe, thus eliminating friction, am overcoming the di'scomforts incident to wearing.

shoes in which such provisions are not 'madei What I claim is- Y 1. "In a shoe, an innersole provided'on its lower surface with a channel which, is mainly located near the border of said sole and extends forwardly from near the heel .portion around the border of the toe portion andithen diagonally across the sole to form an endless'loop, in combination with a vamp and welt which have their edges bent around the edge of .the sole and fastened together by a row of stitches located in and nag aces 1 entending along said groove,'the shank por' tion of the insole being of normal width and the lower portion of the vamp. at the inner side of the shank being carriedmnder the shank portion of the inner sole andits edge secured to the inner sole adjacent the outer edge of the shank portion of the inner sole.

'2. In an article of foot wear, the combination with an inner sole having a 'contracted intermediate portion of normal width and provided .withan endless loop like channel in its toe portion which 1 gen opposite side of the sole where it merges in the loopand a single channel extending reaznvardly from the loop at the juncture point of the diagonal part therewith through the contracted'portion and a part of the heel portion, a vamp having the lower portion'thereof at the inner side oi the shank carried under the shank portion, or

the inner "sole and its edge secured tn the inner sole adjacent the outer edge oi the shank portion of the innersole, a welt 'ha.v' ng its edges laid along the edge of the sole and lapping the loop channel, a row of stitches in the channels for securing the welt and vamp together, and an outer sole cured to these parts. l I

3. In a shoe, the combination with an outer sole, of aheel secured to its rear lower portion, the said heel being slightly thicker or higher at its front inner portion then at its rear and front outer part and having its upper surface downwardly and rearwardly curved from its front end, the upper portion or" the outer sole which lies on the heel having a correspondingly shaped cavity, an

inner sole provided on its lower surface with a channel which is mainly located near the border of said sole 'and extends forwardly from near the heel portion around its the border of the toe portion and diagonally I across the sole to form an endless loop, a. vamp and welt which have their edges bent around the edge of the sole and fastened together by a row of stitches-located in and extended along said groove, the insole being of normal width and the lower portion of .thev'amp at the inner side of the shank being carried under the shank portion of the inner sole and its edgesecured to the inner sole adjacent the outer edge of the shank portion of the inner sole.

1 LEO W. V. WIL'MS Witnesses:

4 CHAS. C. TILLMAN, A. E. OLSON. 

